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Birding in October 2021.Mount Abu mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Review of Migratory Birds, Last week of October 2021.

HAPPY DIWALI FROM ABODE OF THE GODS
"HAPPY DIWALI FROM THE ABODE OF THE GODS"

I had hoped that many more migratory birds headed this way by the end of October. They will be here in mid-November. Warblers and a few flycatchers have landed. I have observed a few raptors, this year the Common Buzzard has increased in numbers., I have yet to observe and photograph the Long-Legged Buzzard, but I will probably do so by December. In my rare trips around Abu, I failed to see the stonechat and the usual pipits. My birding during this Diwali season will be low-key as the tourists will be here in large numbers. My regular outings and scanning of my favourite birding spots will be on hold until the rush departs from around mid-November.

22 Oct 2021.
Ashy Drongo
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus
Winter visitor


Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus


Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus


Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus


Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea 
Winter visitor


Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca
Winter visitor


Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca


Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer


Red-wattled Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus


Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus


White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis 


White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis 

23 Oct 2021.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus


Booted Eagle
Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus


Booted Eagle
Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus


Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Winter visitor


Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus


Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Winter visitor


Large-billed Crow
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos


White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis


White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis


Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 


Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 

24 Oct 2021.

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 


Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 


Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach


Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius


Spot-breasted Fantail
Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis


White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus 


White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

25 Oct 2021.

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea


Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

26 Oct 2021.

Black Stork
Black Stork - Ciconia nigra 


Black Stork
Black Stork - Ciconia nigra 


Greater Coucal
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis


Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides


Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

27 Oct 2021.

Buzzard
Buzzard
Since I have not been able to determine what species of buzzard this is 
I've just called it a buzzard. Anyone can determine what buzzard it is. Buzz me.


Buzzard
Buzzard


Buzzard
Buzzard


Buzzard
Buzzard


Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea


Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea


Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus


Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus


Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica


Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica


White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens 


White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens 


White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

28 Oct 2021.

Ashy Prinia -
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

29 Oct 2021.
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Crested Serpent-Eagle - Spilornis cheela

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle - Circaetus gallicus

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle - Circaetus gallicus

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle - Circaetus gallicus

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Scaly-breasted Munia -
Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

Scaly-breasted Munia
Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata


30 Oct 2021.

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

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Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)  Mount Abu Oct 2021.m4v


Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus


Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus 

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda


31 Oct 2021.

Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
Winter visitor

Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva 

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva 

Woolly-necked Stork
Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus 








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